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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-16

bough. these notes alone touch the
heart and vibrate in harmony with
our thoughts, for we too would issue
a call to our absent one. We would
let our thoughts span as it were the
cruel space and linger within the circle
of the magic spell and under its mid
beams pass again and again, never
firing of its hallowed influence and the
noblest impulses it awakens. Other
sorrows, other disappolntments, hopes
blighted, the pail, the bier, the grave
may and will hover in dark clouds
above the horizon of our life, the winds
of adversely may seek to engulf our
souls in dispair, wave after wave OF
sorrow, -heaped and mountain
| high, add terror to the struggle, yet
amid all this darkness one bright ray
pierces the gloom, lending silver
lining to each cloud and brings US JOY
too deep for utterance and sweetness
indescribable. My he remembrance
of its blessed light ever fall athwart
the pathway of our life tightening
each sorrow, soothing each pain, bind
ing up the shattered boughs of de-
parted hopes upon the tempest-tossed
tree of our life, and holding oul
thoughts, our ambition, our aims. oul
footsteps within the charmed circle O.
its pure, holy and ennobling insplra
ton until we stand in one bright Eter
nal Presence whose glances alone car
fill to repletion the longing OF the
human soul.
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The Old South and the New South.
durham Daily Recorder. !

1t is quite the fashion just now to
decry the "Oid South and glorify
the "New South" The alleged in
dolenoe and ignorance Of the South
ern people in former days are sharply
conuasted with the industry and in
telligence which is claimed for their
children OF to-day. 1t may be good
policy to scandalize our ancestry to
stimulate our virtue, but we submit
that this policy should not be pushed
to the extreme of violating the truth
of history. We are glad, therefore,
that Secretary Lamar, on the occasion
of unwilling the Calhoun statue at
Charleston, April 26, spoke the fol-
lowing true words about the old South
ern planter: "The Southern planter
was far from being the self-indulgent,
indolent, coarse, and overbearing per-
son that Re has sometimes been pic
tured. He was, in general careful,
patient, provident, industrious, for
bearing, and yet firm and determined
The habits of industry,
firmness ofpurpose. fidelity to depend
entS, self-relianCe, and the sentiment
of justice in all the various relations of
life which were necessary to the man
agement of well ordered plantation,
fitted men to guide legislatures and
command armies" The old-tine
diligent, since for half a century he
managed the old-time Northerner with
great success. We find no proof in
the history of the past or the facts of
the present to sustain the charge "of
exceptional Incidence and ignorance
brought against the Old South, except
the presence Of an army of idlers
hanging about the real-estate and
broker offices of all the cities and
towns of the New South. May he they
are the children of the Old South but
if so, they are posthumous children, of
idleness and vanity the old planters
would be ashamed.
The Nashville AdU0fate is right
Every sensible man must have a SOW
ereign contempt for the supercilious
blgotry, common to certain ones in
speaking of the Old South This class
of persons who are continually derid-
ing the bygone civilization and man
nerS of the "Old South" never had
any part or parcel in or with that Old
South that SO largely helped to build
up the grand fabric of this republican
empire, not out of such materials as
they might choose; but out of such
material as they had The world sees
and admireS their work in the hall
century in which the .Old South"
controlled the Union and moulded
public sentiments.
Nor do this gossiping class belong
to the alert, active, energetic, "New
South " They have nothing to do with
it beyond the tongue work so easy to
be done, and as worthless as easy.
This class of idle, long -jawed deal
ers in slang on the ''Old South" are
an idle, rapid, and thriftless class, who
could run neither the Old nor New
South, nor any other South that needs
brains and Drawn. There were faults
and fallings in the Old South. Some
were inherent, and for which they are
not responsible. These were burned
and purified by the fires of wars adver-
sity. Their energy, lofty patriotism,
manly integrity, and knightly chivalry
still survive. But not in the line Of
the idle SlandererS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-16
A Bi. Sentimental.
IBattlebOro Headlight. |

The lips may deceive, actions may lie,
The soul telling truth flash alone from the
eye.
The magic influence of a glance
awakens the tenderest and noblest
feelings of the human heart. Words
may often prove deceptive and even
actions may betray, but who can
doubt for 4 moment the truth of the
tender glance? Like the dew upon the
rose, like the snow, emblem of its
purity, silently it falls carrying convic-
ton to the heart, lighting up its own
cheeks with deeper crimson hue and
awakening in the bosom of its recipient
a harmony whose chords will vibrate
in eternal echoes far too deep for
utterance. In the evenings twilight
glow we love to turn backward to the
time when its beauteous rays first lit
up with an Undesirable glow the bar
rem heather of our life. When for the
first time we looked into the depths
of two azure orbs and saw there
what, we cannot tell, language in its
brightest Colors fails to give even a
faint conception of its hallowed light,
but conveyed in its silent language, as
strong as proofs of Holy Writ, the
knowledge of the possession Of a kim
dred soul and aroused the dormant
energies of maturer manhood and
stirred up the very depths of our in
most heart. Yes, then we would be
clone, the memories of this hour brings
joys too sweet to be shared even by
dearest friends, we would have the
mild beams of twilight with its peace
full shadows or the mellow light OF the
summers moon as it gently falls on
hill and dale, SO that the rude glare OF
the mondays sun may not intrude,
we would have nature at rest. All
silent except perhaps the plaintive COO
of the gentle dove as she calls her
mate SO h~r side from a neighboring
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-16

Save all the wood ashes carefully,
and, after the orchards are plowed,
scatter the ashes over the plowed
ground literally and harrow the
ground we'll.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-16

Variety is the spice of life, but yet
every man who wears patched pants
wants the same color and put on so
neatly that it won't show.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-16

Woman's sphere is the home; mans
sphere is the baseball.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
A Town Held In Pawn.

1t may not be generally known that
the little seaport town of Wismar, IN
the Baltic, Is virtually in the same p-
sition as Montague Tigy's shirt
namely, at the pawnbrokers. 1t was
in 1908 that Sweden pawned the town to
the Duchy Of Mecklenburg for q round
sum Of money. 1t was then stipulated
that the town should be restored TO
Sweden ut the end Of a century, pro-
vided the sum lent, together with III
%tercst, were paid back to Mecklcnburs'
This sum is now said to amount 10
several hundred million marks, anu
apparently there is little chance o.
Wismar being able to pay it at the aa's
fixed. This singular treaty has lam
dormant in tho archives Of the mui'c''
pality ever since it was made up "
the other day. when apropos OF NV
concession of some land to the custom,
authorities, it was exhumed Tor esA'
purposes. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
SAVED az A r

What . Knowing Little Bullfinch Did fol
His Mattress Who Had Been Kind to
Him.
In a far-away Tyrolese valley lived
little Elsa. in n log chalet, alone with
her old grandfather. Browning preci-
pieces cnoirclcd the narrow strip Of mead,
ow that bordered the rushing stream
flowing from the giants Of now and
rock towering into the sky all around.
But old Franz was getting old, and
Elsa had to help him to till the little
plots of Indian corn and millet round
the chalet, and when the sheaves were
ripe, to hang them up to dry upon
wooden slaves with branching arms,
which made the fields look as il
peopled with scarecrows. She had to
drive the cows to the upland pastures.
and to make the cheeses which, every
week, old Franz carried in a basket on
his back down the valley, to sell at the
nearest village. But when her work
was over, she would have been very
dull in the evenings. while her grand
sather sat and dozed in his armchair,
but for the companionship Of her pet
bullfinch, with his glossy head and
back, and his brick dust-colored waist
coat.
The grandfather had brought him
bach rs a present to Elsa, when he was
quite a young bird. and the latter's
Kindness 500 tanned him so that he
would eat out Of her hand. Then
his education began; and on long win
ter evenings. when the wind roared
through the forest and the river ragged
past the hut old Franz would pull out
his c%larionet, and by the light Of the
wood fire teach Bullic to pipe.
After much time and patience had
been expended or him, one day, to his
little mistress delight, he whistled
through the Austrian National Hymn:
God save Franz the Emperor" with
out a mistake.
Elsa was never dull now, for there
was always some new tune to be taught
Bullie, and she and the bird became
inseparable. And thus, when one
Sunday morning, early, she and her
grandfather, both of them dressed in
their best, started over the mountain to
the feast at Inst, she tied up Bullie's
cage in a handkerchief, and took him
with her.
The streets of Inst were crowded
with peasants in holiday dress pro-.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
CHECKS WITH pLAios.
Description OF Combination Dresses
Which Promise to he All the Rage.

Description OF Combination Dresser
Which Promise to BE All this Rage.
The new combination dresses of WOO
goods have two kinds Of plaids, OIL
rather small blocks or checks, for thu
basque and drapery, over q skirt o.
large plaids, and this plaid is used for
a vest, revers, collar and cuffs. Thus
a plaid skirt laid in wide plaits shows
blue, brown, red and white in Its
many cross lines, while small quar-
ter-inch checks of ecru and brown
twilled wool form the long drapery and
the basque. The lung, round, much
curved apron is also narrow in front,
with all its fullness plated UP to the
belt-not along its sides-showing the
plaid skirt up each side to the waist.
The back drapcry Of two separate
breadths of the checked wool is
hemmed and arranged in two points,
with their pleated tops crossed and
Tapped where they are sewed to the belt,
making a full boutfant drapery, yet
confined to a narrow space. The plaid
fabric is made into a rcvers collar, has
two points in the back, and slopes mar
rowly to the waist line in front.
For silk and wool combination dresses
contrasts of color I again seen, with
fine soft camel's-hair for the waist and
drapery over n silk skirt. of ottoman.
Bengaline, faille franchise or any good
repped silk. For instance, ~heliotropc
ottoman silk is thus arranged with
Havana brown camel's-hair. The silk
skirt has a plain effect, though it has
some loosely plated fullness behind.
and is laid in two meeting plaits down
the left side, where it has two rows of
cashmere beaded galloon, that extend
thence across the foot in front Mi on
each side. The brown wool overskirt,
simply hemmed, has a short curved
panier. on the left hip, q long
apron dropping low on the right
side, and two full points behind, with
burnous hanging folds at the top. The
wool basque is laid in eight or ten fine
plaits down the front, next which are
two bands of the g%alloon sewed in the
shoulder seam and pointed on the bust,
and over this is crossed u singled plait-
ed revers of the heliotrope silk sewedi in
the right shoulder, then tapered to a
and fastened low on the left of
waist by Il heliotrope bow and ends
Of ribbon. The high standing collar is
Of heliotrope velvet, as are the small
cuffs turned back from the wrists, and
met by a soft puff or knot Of the. hello
silk on the outer arm seam.
and eyes are used on all these
new dresses that have elaborate trim
nings IN front. The newest buttons
are as ornamental as grelots OF bran
lebourgs, and consist of wheels of wire
IL wood on which silk is crocheted in
,pen designs. -Harpers' Bazar.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
INSECT MEMORY.
Professor H0fYer's Remarkable Experl-
ment with Bumble- Bees.

AOsAee
ment with Bumble-B Bees.
A valuable contribution to natural
science has been made by Prof. Ed
ward Hoffer In the discovery Of ii re-
markable power of memory in the
bumble-bee. The little creature has
evidently Il strong of locality COM
parable to that of the carrier pigeon.
The professor removed a nest con-
tanning numerous bumble-bees (bum-
bus terrestris) from its original loca-
ton and carried it to his residence,
about three miles distant. He further
carefully watched the place for some
time, after having captured all the
bees who had flown to the defense of
their nest and secured, il is believed.
the entire colony. These he imprison-
ed for several hours in a widc-n.e-thed
bottle and safely reunited them in
their new home. At his hoase he
placed the nest, with It's Inhabitants,
near a window, and after tivo latter
had been quieted, made a sr:a!!!. en-
trance. Immediately the bexs t.gan
to fly out, and in doing so must have
observed their surroundings, ftS in a
short time they one by n returned.
The following night, however,, there
was a severe storm, and while ~ in
habitants Of other colonies Of iAsc GEAR
it, that had become accustomed 70 their
surroundings, were not in the least
troubled, these bees escaped and hid
themselves somewhere without during
the storm. Upon searching for them
early the next morning the queen was
found dead upon the ground, while fifty
or sixty workers were seen flying about
the house. From time to time one or
anothcr-possibly those which had
flown out of the entrance the day be.
fore-found the opening and returned
into their nest, while the remainder,
after flying about for several hours,
gradually disappeared till not one was
left. As it was supposed that they had,
in all probability, returned to their pre-.
vious nest the place was visited in the
afternoon. where at least fifty ct them
were found.
They had thus, it will he seen. dis.
tinctly remembered 1t, and after they
had sought in vain to find cntvscce to
their new home they had depended on
their wonderful sense OF locality and
returned thither. = Philadelphia CaU.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
Geographical Societies.

The societies for promoting geo.
graphical research are steadily increas-
ing. The first-the Paris Geographical
Society-was established in 1921; and
30 others were in existence in 1881.
Statistics compiled by M. Kaltbrunner
show that the number is now 115, of
which Europe has 81. Africa s and
America only 3. Periodicals treating
of geography have reached a total Of
1853. of which p 4 are published in Eu-
rope and 10 in America. France has
no less than 28 of these societies,
with 70 Of the periodicals; and Ger.
many 23 societies and AZ periodicals. -
arkansas Ira reler.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
STYLES IN COFFlNS.
Caskets Covered with Black Cloth the
Proper Thing at the Present Time.

Caskets Covered with Black Cloth the
Proper Thing at the Present Time.
There are fashions in every thing
nowadays, wen in funerals, and as
there are styles in garments, so also
there are styles in collins. One would
think that tn e melancholy duty Of bury
ing the dead would be beyond the die
tates Of fashion, to which nearly every
thing else in this world is forced to
bow, but a stroll through the ware.
rooms Of some large manufacturing
undertaken would quickly convince the
doubter that even the house of mourn
ing is ruled by the unyielding hand of
what the world calls fashion. FASH
ion said once that he who would be
in style must be buried in a casket Of
beautifully polished rosewood or other
rare and costly wood, with massive
handles and trimmings of silver. Then
nothing but a slim purse suggested a
departure from the ruling style. Now
fashion says that a casket neatly and
plainly covered with black cloth is the
only really proper burial case. and this
decree is as imperative as all others
from the same source. Between these
two extremes there have been many
intermediate patterns, and tickle fash
ion will probably one day again order
a change, and then the sombcr casket
of to-day will be a thing Of the past
and %irrevocably tout of style"
1t is only in Baskets for infants and
young people that any thing like lati-
tude is permitted, and even then it is
principally as regards color. White
or the universal black is the
color prescribed, the former being
that most used. For those who are
bold enough to disregard the mandates
OF fashion there are u great variety of
styles and colors available, some Of
them so novel as to be almost start
ling. For instance, an enterprising
New York undertaken created quite a
sensation the other day by conspicu-
ously displaying in his window u cas-.
ket covered with plush of the delicate
shade known as Nile green, and by its
side another covered with light-blue
velvet. Without going to such ex-
tremes there are a great variety Of
shades and patterns Of covering ma.
terial. There arc pushes, velvets and
plain cloths in black, brown, blue. old
gold and numerous intermediate
shades. Embossed and figured pushes
are even included in the list Of cover.
ings.- Philadelphia Record.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
HIDDEN TREASURE.
Discovery OF Silver Coin and other 's'o'
ablos buried Many Years Ago.

Discoyery Of Silver Coin n Otner saiu'
sbios Buried Years Ago.
Midway between Fredonia and
Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala
here exists great excitement over some
recent discoveries of treasure and rare
relics of other generations. The mat
ter was at first talked of in whispers,
the parties being afraid that their dis
.overies would arous strangers ia
claim what was found. At the foot Of
one of the little hills near the main
road stood a log cabin, which for years
has been abandoned. Recently a
cropper named Sam Crofter, with his
family, took possession of the cabin
While putting the old place in order he
was surprised to find in the chinks sew
eral coins OF strange character with
inscriptions in a foreign language.
This aroused his curiosity. for no one
was ever known to have lived in the
house who could have had money in
such abundance as to throw it around
in that careless fashion. But his sur
prise was not to end here. Behind the
cabin was the old unused well, the tim
bers around 1t were rotten with age,
and the old-fashioned windlass was
broken. So Sam determined to clear
away the rubbish, clean out the well,
and put it in good order again. As he
tore away from its resting place the last
cross-beam, he found under it an iron
pot, which was filled with silver coins,
none of which bore date later than
1885. The amount thus found was in
the neighborhood of $1,000.
Sam called his wife to the spot, and
quite a consultation Of war was held.
1t was decided to keep the find a secret
SO as to keep off bogus claim.
ants. In the we'll was found a number
of earrings of the long pendant varie-
ty so fashionable fifty years ago, and
several heavy finger-rings. Crofter by
this time began to fear that the place
was bewitched, and called in one of
his neighbors for advice. The result
was that Crofter had as much right to
the treasure as any one else, and
should do so until Il clear claim should
be made for it.
The cabin, which had been so long
deserted, was inhabited by. strange
white man during the war. After the
battles had begun this hermit was
noticed in the place. He never asso-
with the people around. When
he saw any one coming he would
the door. The people soon
learned to avoid the old man as he
avoided them. When the collapse
people had enough to do to attend
to their own affairs, and it was. some
time before it was noticed that the old
man had deserted his lonely haunts.
is supposed that he must have had
The money, and secreted it about the
Did place. Certainly there is no other
explanation to be offered. = West Point
(Ga.) Cor. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

1t Is estimated that from SAWw
IS, 900 cubic miles of rain fall ever!
year upon the surface OF the g,Ous'
The rivers carry off barely ole-na !.
the rest disappears by evaporation y
the absorption Of the earth ana Oy W
ing taken up by plants. animals DIV
mineral oxidation.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
v YEARS OLD.

Seven hummer suns have brightly shone
Since first you saw the light Of day;
Seven winter SHOWS have come and gone
Since first In loving arms you lay,
A fathers pride. o mothers JOY.
Adarling little baby boy.
The little dainty robes Of white
Have long ago been laid away;
The little kits Of plaid so bright
Are worn by you no more today;
In trousers, every true boys pride,
You now affect q manly stride.
Our baby boy with dimpled hands,
With stalwart limbs And sturdy lungs,
Who talked and told us all his plans
With ablest Of all baby-tongues- H.
Has he been stolen, lost or sold!
Why, bless me! he is seven years old.
We well recall his baby bow,
The kiss he threw we bring to mind;
He doYs his hat to ladies now,
For he is both polite and kind.
The baby boy we erstwhile had
Is now o gentlemanly lad.
With other lads he goes to school,
He reads his book, he joins in games;
Knows the result Of many a rule,
Knows many scientific names;
This laddie, still q pride and JOY, G .
No longer is o baby boy.
IT'S said that every seven years H
Brings change complete to every one;
A change that manifest appears
In all who dwell beneath the sun.
That YOU are changed who will not sayY
You who are seven years old to-day.
When seven more years shall pass away,
Another change will then appear;
You'll be our boy, though. as to-day,
And to our hearts be Just as dear.
Perhaps you'll wear long trousers then,
And short coats like your cousin Ben.
Your longer legs will want to stride
A big bicycle by that time;
A live horse then you'll want to ride,
Aud up steep mountain.sides you'll climb
Perhaps you'll join the Knockabout,
And taste the joys Of camping out.
You'll want a rod to Ash for trout.
For Cousin Ben says It's such fun;'
And-mercy on us!-Tve no doubt
But by that time you'll want o gun;
And I shall be beset by fear,
Lest you should shoot yourself, my dear.
You'll play base bali, and tennis, too,
With other big boys on the lawn.
And many other things you'll do,
When seven other years are gone.
This seven gone and seven more,
Our boy will stand at manhood's door.
All, little lad, we all can guess
What boys will do, both great and small;
But boyhood passed, l must confess
can not prophecy ut oil:
Although l sometimes halfway plan
What you will do when you're q man.
What cause will claim your hand and yoicel
The world affords so wide q range!
'Twere idle to foretell your choice,
For hopes and aspirations change
The last fond hope you have expressed
Is for o ranch somewhere Out West.
Whatever work may come to claim
Your hand, your head, and loving heart
Whatever be yodr nam or fame,
! pray you may act well your part.
Be faithful, honest, earnest, too,
And grace whatever work you do.
May Heaven grant all these years to you,
To crown q boyhood pure and sweet;
May oil your life be good and true,
A blessing unto all you meet.
And blessings rest upon your head
When ten times seven years have fed.
-Aoigdu Adams Foster. IN Vide AWdA].
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16

"A fashionable note says THAT tho
new style of cuffs are worn very close
to the wrists. That is the way that the
old style handouts have slwayy been
worn. sBoSton Post.